It was just clear weather at the time of the explosion, but later on that night there was a terrible blizzard that left all the homeless families to freeze.
10. did it leave any of the citezens with side effects to there health that would affect them later in life?
Citizens that lived through the explosion sometimes get petrified when they hear a loud noise or see fire, because they remembered the tragedy that happened.
Jillian Carson 8B
-QUESTIONS-
- 1. When did the explosion actuley happen?
Its was around 9:04 a.m on December 6th in 1917 when the actual explosion happend.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 2. what was the weather like?
It was just clear weather at the time of the explosion, but later on that night there was a terrible blizzard that left all the homeless families to freeze.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 3. How much power did the explosion have?
seconds after the explosion happend it formed a gigantic tidal wave. And the explosion its self was herd in Truro.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 4. how long was the whole incident?
The whole explosion including the tidal wave happend in just 10 seconds!http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 5. How many were injured?
about 2000 people were killed and about 9000 were seriously injured.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 6. Did people die from it?
yes. about 2000 died.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 7. How much damage did it cause?
Around 1/5 of the city was in ruins after the explosion.http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx%20explosion/facts.htm
- 8. where exactly did it happen?
It happend in the narrows of the Halifax harbour where the Mackay bridge stands today.hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx explosion/facts.htm
- 9. did the accident have anything to do with the wars?
No.. But however world war 1 was going on at the time.hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx explosion/facts.htm
- 10. did it leave any of the citezens with side effects to there health that would affect them later in life?
Citizens that lived through the explosion sometimes get petrified when they hear a loud noise or see fire, because they remembered the tragedy that happened.hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx explosion/facts.htm
- 11. was it a man made explosion?
Yes, it was the second largest man made explosion in the world.hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx explosion/facts.htm
http://www.svpproductions.com/halifaxexplosion/explosion45.jpg
- 13.how many ships were involved?
2.hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/shanson/hfx explosion/facts.htm
- 14. what were the ships called?
the SS Mont-Blanc, & the SS Imohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
- 15. how long did it take the city to recover?
It took approximimatley 3 years to build the city back up.http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081217143958AA2lCea